It's a sort of slow news afternoon when people are chatting about Dick Cheney's parka. By the way, as a Chicagoan, I feel bad for the Veep: between the months of December and February you just have to surrender your outerwear cuteness in replace of warmth.

A third columnist is found to be profiting from talking up Bush administration initiatives. You know, I've never gotten so much as a free refill for talking about how much I love Diet Pepsi.

Alberto Ibargüen stepping down as the publisher of the Miami Herald.

Bitchy snarking about Dick Cheney's parka over at the White House briefing column in the WashPost.

Michael Moore gets no love from the Writers Guild as well as from the Academy.